MOSCOW, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and over 70 others injured in a petrochemical plant fire in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, the Russian gas processing and petrochemical company Sibur said Tuesday.
Eight of the injured were hospitalized and remained in critical condition, Sibur further said. The plant affected is operated by its subsidiary Nizhnekamskneftekhim in western Russia, according to the company.
The Russian emergencies ministry said a pumping unit at the plant caught fire, triggering an explosion and the subsequent blaze, adding that the fire had been contained.
Russia's Investigative Committee has launched an investigation into the incident. ■
